The mayor of Oakland, California fired the city’s police chief on Wednesday over the alleged cover-up of an officer’s misconduct.
Democrat Mayor Sheng Thao placed Armstrong on paid administrative leave last month to review investigations by the department’s federal monitor that found the police chief responsible for gross dereliction of duty.
At a news conference Wednesday, Thao said that she was firing Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong after findings from an independent probe concluded the chief and the department failed to properly investigate and discipline Sgt. Michael Chung.
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao announces the firing of Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong during a press conference at City Hall in Oakland, Calif., on Feb. 15, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group via AP)
“Chief Armstrong has my respect and appreciation for his service to the Department and to the City that he grew up in and that he loves dearly. He will continue to have my respect and appreciation,” Thao said….